The Astrophysical Journal Letters· 2012Q1

GALACTOSEISMOLOGY: DISCOVERY OF VERTICAL WAVES IN THE GALACTIC DISK

Lawrence M. Widrow, Susan Gardner, Brian Yanny, Scott Dodelson et al.

308citations
Q1SCImago
2012year

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Evidence for vertical waves, or a North-South asymmetry, in the Galactic disk has been found using star density and velocity data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.

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Field: Instrumentation

InstrumentationPhysics and Astronomy